Stanford, Hawai'i to play for third; USC, UCSB to play for fifth.

May 9, 1998

LOS ANGELES - Top-seed UCLA beat No. 4 Hawai'i and No. 3 seed California upset No. 2 Stanford at the USC McDonald's Swim Stadium on Saturday to advance to the championship game of the Women's Water Polo National Collegiate Championships. The title game will be played on Sunday (May 10) at 3 p.m. at USC.

UCLA (34-1), the two-time defending national champions which beat Cal for both titles, defeated Hawai'i (29-11), 10-3, behind three goals from junior Coralie Simmons and a stingy defense led by senior goalie Nicolle Payne. The Bruins led 6-0 after three periods and led 8-0 before the Rainbows scored with 4:35 to play. Junior goalie Lila Fraser had 11 saves for Hawai'i.

California (27-5), which handed UCLA its only loss this year, beat Stanford (28-6), 8-4. It was the second consecutive win for the Bears over the Cardinal in the national semifinals. Stanford led 3-2 after the first period but California tied the game at the half, 4-4. Sophomore driver Colette Glinkowski broke the tie with her second goal of the game with 1:12 to go in the third period. Cal senior two-meter player Alisa vonHartitzsch, an All-American and the 1997 National Collegiate Championships MVP, took over in the fourth period, scoring three consecutive goals, giving her four for the game, to ice the win for the Bears. Stanford sophomore driver Suze Gardner scored three times for the Cardinal.

Stanford will face Hawai'i on Sunday in the third-place game.

he fifth-place game on Sunday will pit No. 6 USC (21-16) against No. 8 UC Santa Barbara (17-17). The Women of Troy defeated No. 7 UMass (30-5), 8-4, to advance. Junior goalie Bernice Orwig posted 14 saves, including eight in the final period, and junior driver Kellie Clark had two goals to lead USC. Seven players scored for the Women of Troy in the win.

UC Santa Barbara posted the first upset of the tournament with a 9-8 sudden-death win over No. 5 San Diego State (22-14). The Gauchos led 6-4 midway through the third period, but the Aztecs scored once in the third and once in the fourth to send the game into overtime. Both teams scored twice in the first overtime period and were shutout in the second, sending the game to sudden death. There, Gaucho sophomore Kara Watkins scored the game-winner after only 43 seconds. UMass and San Diego State will play in the seventh-place game.

No. 10 Michigan (32-8-1), behind two goals from freshman Melissa Karjala, beat No. 11 Indiana, 4-2, to advance to the ninth-place game at 9 a.m. The Wolverines will face No. 9 Maryland (28-11), which, thanks in part to four Katie Vitali goals, beat No. 12 Princeton, 6-4.

In the 11th-place game, the last game played on Saturday, Princeton beat Indiana, 5-4.

The national championships conclude on Sunday (May 10) at 9 a.m. (PDT).

Sunday's schedule Game #20 Ninth-place game Michigan v. Maryland 9 a.m.

Game #21 Seventh-place game UMass v. San Diego State 10:30 a.m.

Game #22 Fifth-place game USC v. UC Santa Barbara Noon

Game #23 Third-place game Stanford v. Hawai'i 1:30 p.m.

Game #24 Championship UCLA v. California 3 p.m.

Saturday's linescores to follow.

Day Two - Saturday, May 9, 1998

Game #13 - Michigan 4, Indiana 2

Indiana 1 0 1 0 -- 2

Michigan 2 1 1 0 -- 4

Indiana Goals: Debra Simone 2.

Michigan Goals: Melissa Karjala 2, Lauren Davis, Jennifer Crisman.

Saves: Kate Tool (I) 8; Katy Armstrong (M) 2, Amber Peters (M) 4.

Notes: Despite scoring its first two goals of the tournament, Indiana fell to a defensive-minded Michigan team. Michigan advances to ninth-place game to be played Sunday at 9 a.m. against Maryland. Indiana will play in the 11th-place game tonight at 7:30 p.m. vs. Princeton.

Game #14 - Maryland 6, Princeton 4

Princeton 0 1 0 3 -- 4

Maryland 1 2 1 2 -- 6

Princeton Goals: Alina Brown 2, Dimple Patel, Alyson Goodner.

Maryland Goals: Katie Vitali 4, Katie Polasek, Lisa Libfeld.

Saves: Ognjenka Vukmirovic (P) 3; Dawn Lilenfeld (M) 6.

Notes: Behind Katie Vitali's four goals, Maryland advanced to the ninth-place game, where it will face Michigan on Sunday at 9 a.m. Princeton will play in the 11th-place game tonight at 7:30 p.m. vs. Indiana.

Game #15 - USC 8, UMass 4

UMass 0 0 4 0 -- 4

USC 3 2 1 2 -- 8

UMass Goals: Katie Grogan, Marci Hupp, Andrea Vazquez, Maria Velazquez.

USC Goals: Kellie Clarke 2, Jennifer Durley, Kimberly Comacho, Lana Kraus, Jennifer Simpson, Miranda Lim, Brigitte Steinmetz.

Saves: Peggy Nieves (M) 4; Bernice Orwig (USC) 14.

Notes: Behind a stellar performance from USC goalie Bernice Orwig, who had 14 saves and eight in the fourth period, USC advances to the fifth-place game to be played Sunday at noon. Seven players scored for USC. The Minutewomen will play in the seventh-place game on Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

Game #16 - UC Santa Barbara 9, San Diego State 8 (OT and sudden death)

SDSU 2 2 1 1 2-0 0 -- 8

UCSB 2 2 2 0 2-0 1 -- 9

San Diego State Goals: Rachel Scott 3, Shae Philpott 2, Danielle Dabbaghian, Sara Hanneman, Larisa Baltgavis.

UC Santa Barbara Goals: Suzanne Eskilson 2, Kara Watkins 2, Catherine Hill 2, Danelle Little, Cathy Holmberg, Holly Rodrigues.

Saves: Curran Teigan (S) 9; Angie Seto (UCSB) 12.

Notes: In the first upset of the tournament, No. 8 seed UC Santa Barbara defeated No. 5 seed San Diego State on sophomore Kara Watkins' goal 43 seconds into sudden death. The Gauchos will face USC in the fifth-place game on Sunday at noon. San Diego State will face UMass in the seventh-place game at 10:30 a.m.

Game #17 - California 8, Stanford 5

Stanford 3 1 0 1 -- 5

California 2 2 1 3 -- 8

Stanford Goals: Suze Gardner 3, Rachel Best, Ellen Estes.

California Goals: Alisa vonHartitzsch 4, Colette Glinkowski 2, Melanie vonHartitzsch, Kaliya Young.

Saves: Heather Crary (S) 7; Evi Schueller (C) 5.

Notes: Cal advanced to its third consecutive national championship game with the win. Cal junior Colette Glinkowski's goal late in the third period broke a 4-4 tie and Alisa vonHartitzsch scored three times in the fourth to clinch the win. Cal will play in the championship game on Sunday at 3 p.m. Stanford will play in the third-place game at 1:30 p.m.

Game #18 - UCLA 10, Hawai'i 3

UCLA 3 2 1 4 -- 10

Hawai'i 0 0 0 3 -- 3

UCLA Goals: Coralie Simmons 3, Erin Golaboski 2, Serela Mansur 2, Catharine von Schwarz, Mandy McAloon, Robin Beauregard.

Hawai'i Goals: Robin Jones, Michele Wong, Karin Umemura.

Saves: Nicolle Payne (UCLA) 7; Lila Fraser (H) 11.

Notes: UCLA advanced to its third consecutive national title game with the win.

Game #19 - Princeton 5, Indiana 4

Princeton 2 2 1 0 -- 5

Indiana 1 0 2 1 -- 4

Princeton Goals: Dimple Patel 2, Celeste Henery, Veronica Diaz, Katerine Kixmiller.

Indiana Goals: Megan Morgan 2, Kara Fellerhoff, Amy Pankoke.

Saves: Ognjenka Vukmirovic (P) 6; Kate Toole (I) 6.

Notes: Princeton held off a late Indiana rally to record its only win of the tournament and win the 11th-place game.

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